Question 1

A nursing manager for a cardiac unit wishes to improve collaborative teamwork to improve patient care outcomes.Which action by the manager would best accomplish this goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Create permanent nurse-aide work groups. 
B)  Formulate nurse-cardiologist work teams. 
C)  Implement daily multidisciplinary rounds. 
D)  Require face-to-face reports between nurses. 
A)  Create permanent nurse-aide work groups. 
B)  Formulate nurse-cardiologist work teams. 
C)  Implement daily multidisciplinary rounds. 
D)  Require face-to-face reports between nurses.

Question 2

A nursing manager explains to a group of newly hired graduate nurses that maintaining situational awareness means :

Accepted Answer

A)  being aware of possible problems encountered in patient situations. 
B)  remaining aware of patient status and how it can change quickly. 
C)  the ability to recover quickly from mistakes once they do occur. 
D)  understanding how everyone's role is related to patient outcomes. 
A)  being aware of possible problems encountered in patient situations. 
B)  remaining aware of patient status and how it can change quickly. 
C)  the ability to recover quickly from mistakes once they do occur. 
D)  understanding how everyone's role is related to patient outcomes.

Question 3

A nurse is explaining to a student that SBAR is a type of:

Accepted Answer

A)  format for conducting a debriefing. 
B)  process for multidisciplinary meetings. 
C)  standardized patient chart template. 
D)  structured communication strategy. 
A)  format for conducting a debriefing. 
B)  process for multidisciplinary meetings. 
C)  standardized patient chart template. 
D)  structured communication strategy.

Question 4

A nurse applying for a job in a hospital notes that administration promotes accurate and timely reporting of errors and near misses.The facility has a multidisciplinary team to analyze this information as it becomes available and design solutions to identified problems.This nurse could infer that:

Accepted Answer

A)  nurses in this facility have a high degree of ownership in patient safety. 
B)  nursing staff has been penalized in the past for reporting safety protocol violations. 
C)  the hospital has had some significant issues with patient safety in the past. 
D)  this facility's culture would be considered "immature" related to safety. 
A)  nurses in this facility have a high degree of ownership in patient safety. 
B)  nursing staff has been penalized in the past for reporting safety protocol violations. 
C)  the hospital has had some significant issues with patient safety in the past. 
D)  this facility's culture would be considered "immature" related to safety.

Question 5

A chief nursing officer (CNO)has implemented a model for teamwork training in the facility.The model seems to be working in some areas but not in others.The best action by the CNO would be to:

Accepted Answer

A)  assess for formal and informal leaders who oppose the plan. 
B)  inform the staff that teamwork improves safety and is expected. 
C)  provide more education and training on benefits of the model. 
D)  rotate staff between areas with different levels of acceptance. 
A)  assess for formal and informal leaders who oppose the plan. 
B)  inform the staff that teamwork improves safety and is expected. 
C)  provide more education and training on benefits of the model. 
D)  rotate staff between areas with different levels of acceptance.

Question 6

A nursing manager is concerned about professional sanctions that might result if several near-miss episodes are reported to a Patient Safety Organization (PSO)under the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).The chief nurse executive explains to the manager that under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005,

Accepted Answer

A)  certain critical errors or near misses can be penalized under law. 
B)  PSOs only provide safety initiative information data to the AHRQ. 
C)  state legislatures are able to sanction facilities under the 2005 Act. 
D)  this information is confidential and protected from legal action. 
A)  certain critical errors or near misses can be penalized under law. 
B)  PSOs only provide safety initiative information data to the AHRQ. 
C)  state legislatures are able to sanction facilities under the 2005 Act. 
D)  this information is confidential and protected from legal action.

Question 7

The nurse defends DHHS reporting of successful medical error reduction initiatives to Congress by summarizing that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress has oversight when safety is poor. 
B)  congressional members oversee state reporting. 
C)  laws are created to meet patient safety needs. 
D)  increasing patient safety is national priority. 
A)  Congress has oversight when safety is poor. 
B)  congressional members oversee state reporting. 
C)  laws are created to meet patient safety needs. 
D)  increasing patient safety is national priority.

Question 8

The nurse knows that the purpose of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  prioritize patient safety regulations. 
B)  promote use of research in practice. 
C)  protect the health of all Americans. 
D)  provide guidance on hospital policy. 
A)  prioritize patient safety regulations. 
B)  promote use of research in practice. 
C)  protect the health of all Americans. 
D)  provide guidance on hospital policy.

Question 9

The practicing nurse knows the following factor contributes to more patient injuries and death than the other factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Communication failures 
B)  High-technology equipment 
C)  Medication administration 
D)  Performing high-risk tasks 
A)  Communication failures 
B)  High-technology equipment 
C)  Medication administration 
D)  Performing high-risk tasks

A nursing manager for a cardiac unit wishes to improve collaborative teamwork to improve patient care outcomes.Which action by the manager would best accomplish this goal?

A nursing manager explains to a group of newly hired graduate nurses that maintaining situational awareness means :

A nurse is explaining to a student that SBAR is a type of:

A nurse applying for a job in a hospital notes that administration promotes accurate and timely reporting of errors and near misses.The facility has a multidisciplinary team to analyze this information as it becomes available and design solutions to identified problems.This nurse could infer that:

A chief nursing officer (CNO)has implemented a model for teamwork training in the facility.The model seems to be working in some areas but not in others.The best action by the CNO would be to:

The nurse defends DHHS reporting of successful medical error reduction initiatives to Congress by summarizing that:

The nurse knows that the purpose of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)is to:

The practicing nurse knows the following factor contributes to more patient injuries and death than the other factors.

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Exam 20: Patient Safety

A nursing manager for a cardiac unit wishes to improve collaborative teamwork to improve patient care outcomes.Which action by the manager would best accomplish this goal?

A nursing manager explains to a group of newly hired graduate nurses that maintaining situational awareness means :

A nurse is explaining to a student that SBAR is a type of:

A nurse applying for a job in a hospital notes that administration promotes accurate and timely reporting of errors and near misses.The facility has a multidisciplinary team to analyze this information as it becomes available and design solutions to identified problems.This nurse could infer that:

A chief nursing officer (CNO)has implemented a model for teamwork training in the facility.The model seems to be working in some areas but not in others.The best action by the CNO would be to:

The nurse defends DHHS reporting of successful medical error reduction initiatives to Congress by summarizing that:

The nurse knows that the purpose of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)is to:

The practicing nurse knows the following factor contributes to more patient injuries and death than the other factors.

A Brief History of the Professionalization of Nursing in the United States

Academic Progression

Beyond Professional Socialization

Professional Nursing Roles

Theories and Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice

Health Policy and Planning and the Nursing Practice Environment

Economic Issues in Nursing and Health Care

Effective Communication

Think Like a Nurse: Essential Thinking Skills for Professional Nurses

Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century

Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice

Ethical Dimensions of Nursing and Health Care

Information Management

Diversity in Health and Illness

Health and Health Promotion

Genetics and Genomics in Professional Nursing

Global Rural Nursing Practice

Violence Against Women: an Epidemic and a Health Issue

Telehealth

Palliative Care: Compassionate Care Across Settings of Care

The Wisdom of Self-Care: Well-Being and Resilience in Nursing

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